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Birmingham Northfield — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Birmingham Northfield was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,389 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Birmingham Northfield from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Albert Raymond Blackburn (Labour) 26,714 53.0% Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger (Conservative) 6,740 (13.4 pts) 84.7%
1951 William Donald Chapman (Labour) 26,580 52.8% Maurice Chandler (Conservative) 2,850 (5.7 pts) 83.3%
1955 William Donald Chapman (Labour) 27,072 52.8% Clement Sweet (Conservative) 2,884 (5.6 pts) 78.6%
1959 William Donald Chapman (Labour) 29,587 50.8% Reginald Edwin Eyre (Conservative) 940 (1.6 pts) 78.4%
1964 William Donald Chapman (Labour) 29,301 47.2% Herbert Banner Adkins (Conservative) 4,238 (6.8 pts) 77.2%
1966 William Chapman (Labour) 36,801 58.7% Christopher Chalker (Conservative) 11,902 (19.0 pts) 75.1%
1970 Raymond Carter (Labour) 33,364 50.5% David Bell (Conservative) 1,216 (1.8 pts) 68.4%
Oct 1974 Raymond Carter (Labour) 27,435 52.1% Jocelyn Cadbury (Conservative) 10,597 (20.1 pts) 67.9%
Feb 1974 Raymond Carter (Labour) 31,704 56.1% John Butcher (Conservative) 8,529 (15.1 pts) 73.4%
1979 Jocelyn Cadbury (Conservative) 25,304 45.4% Raymond Carter (Labour) 204 (0.4 pts) 70.6%
1983 Roger King (Conservative) 22,596 42.7% John Spellar (Labour) 2,760 (5.2 pts) 71.2%
1987 Roger King (Conservative) 24,024 45.1% John Spellar (Labour) 3,135 (5.9 pts) 72.6%
1992 Richard Burden (Labour) 24,443 45.5% Roger King (Conservative) 640 (1.2 pts) 76.1%
1997 Richard Burden (Labour) 22,316 57.4% Alan Blumenthal (Conservative) 11,443 (29.5 pts) 68.3%
2001 Richard Burden (Labour) 16,528 56.0% Nils Purser (Conservative) 7,798 (26.4 pts) 52.8%
2005 Richard Burden (Labour) 15,419 49.6% Vicky Ford (Conservative) 6,454 (20.8 pts) 56.6%
2010 Richard Burden (Labour) 16,841 40.3% Keely Huxtable (Conservative) 2,782 (6.7 pts) 58.7%
2015 Richard Burden (Labour) 17,673 41.6% Rachel Maclean (Conservative) 2,509 (5.9 pts) 59.6%
2017 Richard Burden (Labour) 23,596 53.2% Meg Powell-Chandler (Conservative) 4,667 (10.5 pts) 61.5%
2019 Gary Sambrook (Conservative) 19,957 46.3% Richard Burden (Labour) 1,640 (3.8 pts) 58.7%
2024 Laurence Turner (Labour) 14,929 39.6% Gary Sambrook (Conservative) 5,389 (14.3 pts) 51.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Raymond Blackburn Labour 26,71453.0% Yes
Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger Conservative 19,97439.6% No
Evan Laurence Frederick Richards Liberal 3,2806.5% No
Richard Albert Etheridge Communist 4790.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Donald Chapman Labour 26,58052.8% Yes
Maurice Chandler Conservative 23,73047.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Donald Chapman Labour 27,07252.8% Yes
Clement Sweet Conservative 24,18847.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Donald Chapman Labour 29,58750.8% Yes
Reginald Edwin Eyre Conservative 28,64749.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Donald Chapman Labour 29,30147.2% Yes
Herbert Banner Adkins Conservative 25,06340.4% No
Roy Lewthwaite Liberal 7,68212.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Chapman Labour 36,80158.7% Yes
Christopher Chalker Conservative 24,89939.7% No
Derek Robinson Communist 1,0291.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Raymond Carter Labour 33,36450.5% Yes
David Bell Conservative 32,14848.6% No
Derek Robinson Communist 6050.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Raymond Carter Labour 27,43552.1% Yes
Jocelyn Cadbury Conservative 16,83832.0% No
David Haines Liberal 7,85114.9% No
Elizabeth Anne Davenport PEOPLE Party 3590.7% No
Derek Robinson Communist 1800.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Raymond Carter Labour 31,70456.1% Yes
John Butcher Conservative 23,17541.0% No
Mervyn Newman Independent 1,2372.2% No
Derek Robinson Communist 3680.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jocelyn Cadbury Conservative 25,30445.4% Yes
Raymond Carter Labour 25,10045.1% No
Roy Sydney Lewthwaite Liberal 4,5388.1% No
Raymond Arley Newman National Front 6141.1% No
Joseph Ernest Beale Workers Revolutionary 1440.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger King Conservative 22,59642.7% Yes
John Spellar Labour 19,83637.5% No
David Webb Liberal 10,04519.0% No
Peter Sheppard Communist 4200.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger King Conservative 24,02445.1% Yes
John Spellar Labour 20,88939.2% No
John Gordon Social Democratic Party 8,31915.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burden Labour 24,44345.5% Yes
Roger King Conservative 23,80344.3% No
David Cropp Liberal Democrat 5,43110.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burden Labour 22,31657.4% Yes
Alan Blumenthal Conservative 10,87328.0% No
Micheal Ashell Liberal Democrat 4,07810.5% No
David Gent Referendum Party 1,2433.2% No
Keith Axon BNP 3370.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burden Labour 16,52856.0% Yes
Nils Purser Conservative 8,73029.6% No
Trevor Sword Liberal Democrat 3,32211.2% No
Stephen Rogers UKIP 5501.9% No
Clive Walder Socialist Alliance 1930.7% No
Zane Carpenter Socialist Labour 1510.5% No
Andrew Chaffer Communist 600.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burden Labour 15,41949.6% Yes
Vicky Ford Conservative 8,96528.9% No
Trevor Sword Liberal Democrat 4,17113.4% No
Mark Cattell BNP 1,2784.1% No
Gillian Chant UKIP 6412.1% No
Richard Rogers Common Good 4281.4% No
Louise Houdley Socialist Alternative 1200.4% No
Frank Sweeney Workers Revolutionary 340.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burden Labour 16,84140.3% Yes
Keely Huxtable Conservative 14,05933.6% No
Mike Dixon Liberal Democrat 6,55015.7% No
Les Orton BNP 2,2905.5% No
John Borthwick UKIP 1,3633.3% No
Susan Pearce Green 4061.0% No
Dick Rodgers Common Good 3050.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burden Labour 17,67341.6% Yes
Rachel Maclean Conservative 15,16435.7% No
Keith Rowe UKIP 7,10616.7% No
Steven Haynes Liberal Democrat 1,3493.2% No
Anna Masters Green 1,1692.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burden Labour 23,59653.2% Yes
Meg Powell-Chandler Conservative 18,92942.7% No
Roger Harmer Liberal Democrat 9592.2% No
Eleanor Masters Green 8641.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gary Sambrook Conservative 19,95746.3% Yes
Richard Burden Labour 18,31742.5% No
Jamie Scott Liberal Democrat 1,9614.6% No
Keith Rowe Brexit Party 1,6553.8% No
Eleanor Masters Green 9542.2% No
Kenneth Lowry UKIP 2540.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Turner Labour 14,92939.6% Yes
Gary Sambrook Conservative 9,54025.3% No
Stephen Peters Reform UK 7,89521.0% No
Robert Grant Green 2,8097.5% No
Jerry Evans Liberal Democrat 1,7914.8% No
Altaf Hussain Independent 3100.8% No
Dick Rodgers Common Good Party 2150.6% No
Dean Gwilliam Independent 1630.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 13.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 5.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 5.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 1.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 19.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 1.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 20.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 15.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 1.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 29.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 26.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 20.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 6.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 5.9 pts 2017: Labour margin 10.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 14.3 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Birmingham Northfield has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Birmingham Northfield in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Birmingham Northfield in 2024 with 14,929 votes (39.6%), a majority of 5,389 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Birmingham Northfield since 1950?

Since 1950, Birmingham Northfield has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Birmingham Northfield?

The closest result on record for Birmingham Northfield was 1979, when Conservative beat Labour by just 204 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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